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Multi-word verbs

October 5, 2026 · 6 min

Do you ever 'meet up with' your friend in the park? We talk about multi-word verbs. Find more programmes for you level by choosing 'easy', 'medium' or 'hard' on our website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/ Want to learn more…
Adjectives ending with -ic and -ical

September 28, 2026 · 6 min

'Classic' or 'classical'? Learn about adjectives ending in -ic and -ical. Find Learning English Grammar: ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-grammar FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our…
Strong adjectives

September 21, 2026 · 7 min

Terrified', 'fantastic', 'amazing' - learn how to use strong adjectives. Find Learning English Grammar: ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/learning-english-grammar FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our…
Male and female job words

September 14, 2026 · 7 min

Policeman/policewoman, actor/actress - learn about job titles and gender. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/follow…
Weather words

September 7, 2026 · 6 min

The British love to talk about weather! Learn some useful vocabulary about it here. TRY THE LISTENING ROOM: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the_listening_room (Hard: Upper intermediate level and above, B2 and…
Homophones

August 31, 2026 · 6 min

Mail and male... Learn about words that sound the same but have different spellings.
Compound nouns

August 24, 2026 · 7 min

Ice cream, popcorn... Learn about nouns made up of a combination of two words. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE…
Similar words

August 17, 2026 · 6 min

We talk about words like 'big' and 'large' and explore the similarities between them.